Thelma Kilgore- Ricks, 74, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Chattanooga.  Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Phillip Lee Burse, age 84, of Rossville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia. (click for more)

Elinor Cole Lamborn, 86, a resident of LaFayette since 1960, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Bridge Assisted Living in Ooltewah. She was a graduate of the Girls Preparatory School and the University of Chattanooga. Elinor was a member of the LaFayette Presbyterian Church, a longtime member of the LaFayette Woman’s Club where she served a term as president, ... (click for more)

Ruby Jeanette Shrum Anderson, 80, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, died on Friday, September 22, 2017, at her home. Ruby spent most of her life raising babies. She enjoyed quilting and loved her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Levander & Mattie Parson Shrum, husband, Hubert Anderson, sister, Beulah Pebble and brothers, Francis, Leroy and John ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police responded to three shootings, early Sunday morning. Jelani Sorrell, 33, was injured in the first shooting.  Chattanooga Police officers responded at 1:26 a.m. to a person shot at the Sky Zoo Night Club.  Upon arrival they were able to locate Sorrell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Sorrell was transported to a local hospital in critical ... (click for more)

Federal prosecutor James Brooks is calling for a "meaningful sentence" for Doug Dyer and James Brennan, who are charged in a $4.9 million swindle. He rejected arguments that they should receive leniency due to their age and health problems. They are set to be sentenced next Friday at 9 a.m. by Judge Travis McDonough. Prosecutor Brooks said concerning Dyer, "As this Court ... (click for more)